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harry reid is off somewhere. is all the evidence you need to know that they want to shut down the government. >> i feel like a brother where art thou, only it many the senate. they were two preoccupied to work yesterday. they are too busy to come back today. we are here to work. and the senate has been absent for two full days. >> we are less than 32 hours away from a government shutdown. and where is the senate? they are not here. bill: that was yesterday afternoon on the steps of the u.s. senate. the government shutdown looking more and more likely about it hour. the deadline is midnight tonight. starting 1:00 a.m. 37 hours will have passed since the funding of the house bill and 37 hours since the senate has even convened. where are we? are we shutting down? >> the problem goes back to january of 2011 when democrats were whispering all over capitol hill. if we can republicans to refuse to capitulate they will get blamed and we can get the majority back in the house. that's bent conventional wisdom since the ma
harry reid is off somewhere. is all the evidence you need to know that they want to shut down the government. >> i feel like a brother where art thou, only it many the senate. they were two preoccupied to work yesterday. they are too busy to come back today. we are here to work. and the senate has been absent for two full days. >> we are less than 32 hours away from a government shutdown. and where is the senate? they are not here. bill: that was yesterday afternoon on the steps of...
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i mean harry reid makes these kind of wild claims all the time. i think it was probably a case harry reid was speculating and running his mouth off and making claims that couldn't be substantiated. bill: i think the bigger point, steve, is this. when you're an american citizen and file your taxes with the irs they're the great unknown. >> right. bill: they have all kinds of control and power over you. the president referenced that directly last night in the statement he made 6:30 last evening. >> right. if we think that they have a great power now which certainly they do, they will have even more power of course after the implementation of obamacare when they become really one of the chief enforcement mechanisms for obamacare and all of the regulations that we're about to see. i think this is one of the reasons that this is so troubling for the white house politically is because they're putting so much faith in the irs. we had the president at ohio state just two weeks ago talking about the need to restore faith in government. they're putting fait
i mean harry reid makes these kind of wild claims all the time. i think it was probably a case harry reid was speculating and running his mouth off and making claims that couldn't be substantiated. bill: i think the bigger point, steve, is this. when you're an american citizen and file your taxes with the irs they're the great unknown. >> right. bill: they have all kinds of control and power over you. the president referenced that directly last night in the statement he made 6:30 last...
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harry reid is going a step further ending sequester cuts. republicans say that is not going anywhere. could this unravel now. senator bob corker with me from the hill. good morning to you. >> good morning, bill. bill: i saw you a bit earlier. you said we'll have a deal by the end of the day today. are you still going with that? >> i said i hope we have a deal. as you just mentioned, bills the problem is over the last 48 hours, democrats unbelievably have been wanting to break the budget caps put in place in 2011. i think you know this is the first time since 1955 and 6 we had two years in a row of reduce spending. obviously they don't like that. they took what they thought was, they thought they were in a better place than us and tried to take advantage of that, hopefully, that move has been brought back to the middle and if so, maybe we can move ahead today with an agreement. they certainly were overreaching. bill: couple questions here. why do you think harry reid was going for this reversal of sequestration at the late hour? >> well, look
harry reid is going a step further ending sequester cuts. republicans say that is not going anywhere. could this unravel now. senator bob corker with me from the hill. good morning to you. >> good morning, bill. bill: i saw you a bit earlier. you said we'll have a deal by the end of the day today. are you still going with that? >> i said i hope we have a deal. as you just mentioned, bills the problem is over the last 48 hours, democrats unbelievably have been wanting to break the...
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the intention over all was harry reid to dump this in the house's lap at sunday at midnight. i would point out it is bit of chutzpah to say all of sudden congress is bemoaning one senator's filibustering it will make them late. first time i ever heard them concerned about a timeline but having said that, we will probably have a partial, if not a temporary shutdown. if so would be our 20th since of 1977. that is not so unprecedented. but, we'll get through this we'll get over this. it is not the end of the world. bill: there is drama in this as we look to the next four or five days. neil, check out later. good to have you back on the hill. they fear cavuto when you show up, don't they, don't they? >> absolutely. bill: i knew they did. right on. 4:00 later today on you're world. look at guests you have lined up. mccain is on. rand paul is on. later we talk to jim demint. foster friess on the business network. that hits at 8:00. a busy day. martha: he sure does. listen to this story today. a 20-year-old is in some serious trouble after place say he stole a truck, kidnap ad woman
the intention over all was harry reid to dump this in the house's lap at sunday at midnight. i would point out it is bit of chutzpah to say all of sudden congress is bemoaning one senator's filibustering it will make them late. first time i ever heard them concerned about a timeline but having said that, we will probably have a partial, if not a temporary shutdown. if so would be our 20th since of 1977. that is not so unprecedented. but, we'll get through this we'll get over this. it is not the...
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>> senate majority leader harry reid is pushing for a debt increase with no negotiation. at the white house they are signaling they would be willing to something perhaps a little shorter. >> we think the congress ought to raise the debt ceiling without drama or delay. it's up to them to set the duration of that. >> as for when all this will wrap up, everyone i stalked to said capitol hill is deadline driven. even when they have a deadline, sometimes they can fudge it a bit. >> talking to each other or at each other. thank you, mike emanuel, leading our coverage on the hill. martha: senator ted cruz, one of the men leading the fight to keep balk care out of the budget is not mincing word. he told our own megyn kelly that the president he believes is m.i.a. >> the president has kept such a low profile. he has been awol. he has not been part of the negotiations. he has been refusing to talk to congress. he finally invited congressional leaders to the white house and they sat down and he said you are sheer because i want to tell you i'm not going to negotiate. martha: the pre
>> senate majority leader harry reid is pushing for a debt increase with no negotiation. at the white house they are signaling they would be willing to something perhaps a little shorter. >> we think the congress ought to raise the debt ceiling without drama or delay. it's up to them to set the duration of that. >> as for when all this will wrap up, everyone i stalked to said capitol hill is deadline driven. even when they have a deadline, sometimes they can fudge it a bit....
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change in subject might be underlining harry reid's agenda. we will keep an eye on and let you know if anything develops. >> on the new economy segment, new concerns the effects of the sluggish economy could be felt for decades. long-term unemployment affects how you age. john roberts is on this. >> men, who have been unemployed an average of 500 days are aging more quickly than people with jobs. researchers looked at the chromosomes, the end caps of the chromosomes that function like the plastic tip on the shoelace, the longer the heathier. but in long-term unemployment that had been shortened and they were aging faster than their peers are jobs. >> it started to affect one of the key markers at the celluar death and things that bring on diseases and health problems. >> the stress of unemployment is affecting people's dna and that leads to heart disease and cancer. >> i guess you asked what can be done and the answer is get a job. >> even though, once those are shortened there is not much you can do. if you are currently unemployed you can do
change in subject might be underlining harry reid's agenda. we will keep an eye on and let you know if anything develops. >> on the new economy segment, new concerns the effects of the sluggish economy could be felt for decades. long-term unemployment affects how you age. john roberts is on this. >> men, who have been unemployed an average of 500 days are aging more quickly than people with jobs. researchers looked at the chromosomes, the end caps of the chromosomes that function...
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but you mentioned harry reid, where is he on? what's he saying? >> reporter: well, he's trying to, essentially, tell his colleagues in the senate there's a certain inevitability, he is going to have the votes at the end of the day to put obamacare money back into the bill. the question is timing. here's more from senator reid on that. >> this week the united states senate will act as quickly as tea party republicans will allow. once the senate has acted, house republicans will face a choice whether to pass a clean, continuing resolution or shut down the federal government. so the question, are extremist republicans really willing to shut down the government? time will only tell. >> reporter: both leader reid and republican leader mitch mcconnell later this hour on the senate floor and then a procedural vote on this bill tomorrow, bill. bill: you'll be watching every twist and turn along the way. thank you, mike. mike emanuel on capitol hill for us. >> reporter: thanks, bill. martha: all right. we are waiting mow for the president -- thousand for t
but you mentioned harry reid, where is he on? what's he saying? >> reporter: well, he's trying to, essentially, tell his colleagues in the senate there's a certain inevitability, he is going to have the votes at the end of the day to put obamacare money back into the bill. the question is timing. here's more from senator reid on that. >> this week the united states senate will act as quickly as tea party republicans will allow. once the senate has acted, house republicans will face...
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you expect harry reid and barack obama to attack. you don't expect this kind of -- martha: it'll be very interesting to see what happens in hindsight, you know? when you go six months down the road, a year down the road, i wonder if there will ever be a time when people say, you know what? that guy was right. we will see. we don't know. >> in the 2016 presidential election, i suspect he'll be running, and i think monica and i both agree he's going to be close to a front runner. martha: really? >> in the republican party, absolutely. martha: very interesting. we'll see. thank yous you guys, monica, doug, have a good one. bill: what will obamacare cost you? we are only days away from the opening of these public exchanges, and we are now seeing the numbers. we'll show you some of those. martha: and a slip and slide like you have never seen before. i hope my kids don't see in this video. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ turn around ♪ every now and then i get a little bit hungry ♪ ♪ and there's nothing really good around ♪ ♪ turn around ♪ ever
you expect harry reid and barack obama to attack. you don't expect this kind of -- martha: it'll be very interesting to see what happens in hindsight, you know? when you go six months down the road, a year down the road, i wonder if there will ever be a time when people say, you know what? that guy was right. we will see. we don't know. >> in the 2016 presidential election, i suspect he'll be running, and i think monica and i both agree he's going to be close to a front runner. martha:...
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so we are not going to be complicit in giving harry reid the ability to fund obama-care. bill: mike emanuel leading our coverage on capitol hill. that's the senate side. what's going none the house. >> reporter: there was some thought they were going on offense by jumping to the next crisis, the debt limit. i talked to gop members this morning who said they want actual legislative tests, they want a score to see way it's going to cost and they want to see how this is going to play out. they didn't feel a rush to do it now. here is the speaker on this debt ceiling package. >> we are going to introduce a plan that ties spending cuts and and pro growth plan to a debt limit increase. the president said, i'm not going to negotiate. i'm sorry, it doesn't work that way. we are not going to ignore washington's spending problem and accept this new normal of no new jobs and shrinking wages. >> reporter: they have a grab bag of items that appeal to house conservatives. bill: you are not going to get a lot of sleep this weekend. in the senate they will vote today, but what are they v
so we are not going to be complicit in giving harry reid the ability to fund obama-care. bill: mike emanuel leading our coverage on capitol hill. that's the senate side. what's going none the house. >> reporter: there was some thought they were going on offense by jumping to the next crisis, the debt limit. i talked to gop members this morning who said they want actual legislative tests, they want a score to see way it's going to cost and they want to see how this is going to play out....
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senate majority leader harry reid yesterday said something needs to be done. take a listen. >> it's shameful and embarrassing. there are no words to describe this situation that i am at least capable of expressing. that america could fail the families of our fallen heroes. appalling, frightening. everyone can come up with their own description. >> reporter: now bottom line is what the white house would much rather be talking about is what the president was dealing with the a the news conference yesterday. trying to say he might accept a shorter term bill to reopen the government while they deal with all the various issues to deal with broader budget issue. instead some of these narrow issues that are very important are geting a lot of attention and putting pressure on all sides. bill: try to nail it down with regard to the benefits for those killed in battle because john boehner said this was taken care of last thursday. >> reporter: right the bottom line -- bill: lawyers got involved and said they can't do this which lawyers -- >> reporter: lawyers at pentago
senate majority leader harry reid yesterday said something needs to be done. take a listen. >> it's shameful and embarrassing. there are no words to describe this situation that i am at least capable of expressing. that america could fail the families of our fallen heroes. appalling, frightening. everyone can come up with their own description. >> reporter: now bottom line is what the white house would much rather be talking about is what the president was dealing with the a the...
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jonah's not sure harry reid would even go for this deal. what reid is apparently saying is that he's confident they will reach a comprehensive agreement this week and avoid default, then he goes on to say there are, quote, productive negotiations underway with membership mcconnell. so the -- mitch mcconnell. is this something the senate would take up and agree to? >> yeah, i think that's the big question. we're going to hear from house leaders in just a moment, and i tell you what, they're adding on to a deal that mitch mcconnell is in the process of kind of ironing out with senator reid. notice that senator reid didn't say i'm working closely with speaker boehner or house republican leaders. there is a sense that the republicans in the house will need to see something. they will need to see something in their ledger in order to get it through their chamber. ask that's a big -- and that's a big part of this process. so that's why you're seeing the add-on of the two-year delay on the medical device tax, the taking away the sub subsidies fr c
jonah's not sure harry reid would even go for this deal. what reid is apparently saying is that he's confident they will reach a comprehensive agreement this week and avoid default, then he goes on to say there are, quote, productive negotiations underway with membership mcconnell. so the -- mitch mcconnell. is this something the senate would take up and agree to? >> yeah, i think that's the big question. we're going to hear from house leaders in just a moment, and i tell you what,...
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what is harry reid -- he has responded to this specific idea? what won't he like about it? >> i went to harry reid first, i went to him over a month ago and in fact he referred me to dick durbin an said he thinks it's a good idea. but i think we are getting a little bit -- it's getting partisan in there and it shouldn't. i've talked to a number of democrats who like our approach. and by the way, while we started the bill pat toomey from pennsylvania came in and it's the inch hoof too many me bill but it should be the eupl hoff, toomey and several democrats bill. i'm hoping they'll look at this as something that is not just a republican bill. there is no downside to doing this. martha: what do you expect the tenor -- what is this meeting going to be like at the white house tomorrow when mcconnell, pelosi and bones are all in therboehner are all in there with the president. what is going to happen. >> i've been spared those phaoeupbgts, i haven't attended them. they are going to get in there and each side is going to say how can we do this in a way that is not our fault. now
what is harry reid -- he has responded to this specific idea? what won't he like about it? >> i went to harry reid first, i went to him over a month ago and in fact he referred me to dick durbin an said he thinks it's a good idea. but i think we are getting a little bit -- it's getting partisan in there and it shouldn't. i've talked to a number of democrats who like our approach. and by the way, while we started the bill pat toomey from pennsylvania came in and it's the inch hoof too many...
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but i'm not surprised at harry reid once again ducking a tough vote and protecting his members. when do we start to act as americans first and try to find not only ways to solve our debt and deficit but obviously address very important issues like this? martha: a lot of members of congress feel they don't get a chance to get involved in the process. everything happens between the white house and john boehner an harry reid deciding what will -- >> why rand paul actually did the filibuster f diane was so upset could do the same exact thing to prove her point. martha: offer amendment. >> that is no-brainer. of course she will offer an amendment. martha: scott brown. thank you very much. hope to see you a lot more. good to have you. >> thank you. bill: hackers bringing down servers for major tv networks and international banks. who was impacted by this latest security scare in a moment? martha: a horrible story. a corrections chief shot to death after he answers the door at his own home. the latest on this manhunt in "america's newsroom" to meeting patient needs... ♪ wireless is l
but i'm not surprised at harry reid once again ducking a tough vote and protecting his members. when do we start to act as americans first and try to find not only ways to solve our debt and deficit but obviously address very important issues like this? martha: a lot of members of congress feel they don't get a chance to get involved in the process. everything happens between the white house and john boehner an harry reid deciding what will -- >> why rand paul actually did the filibuster...
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harry reid is ready to approve the so-called nuclear option and approve the appoint east by literally changing the senate rule book. some of the lawmakers who attended that meeting says that would be a dangerous move and dangerous decision considering how many senators seem to willing to work something out. take a listen. >> i think the majority of the united states senate wants to work something out. short of this nuclear trigger which would establish a precedent that you can change the rules in the middle of the game with a simple majority vote. martha: national correspondent steve centanni joins us now. he is live in washington. so what happens this morning steve? >> reporter: well, martha senate majority leader harry reid will hold a test vote on the nomination of richard cordray to head the consumer financial protection bureau. now if the senate votes to move forward with debate on cordray's nomination, it might indicate some measure proving guess in the wake of that 3.5 hour, late night meeting of nearly the entire senate last night. reid came out of that meeting with only this
harry reid is ready to approve the so-called nuclear option and approve the appoint east by literally changing the senate rule book. some of the lawmakers who attended that meeting says that would be a dangerous move and dangerous decision considering how many senators seem to willing to work something out. take a listen. >> i think the majority of the united states senate wants to work something out. short of this nuclear trigger which would establish a precedent that you can change the...
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that's something the president, democrats like harry reid want to be part of this conversation. bill: inching. still got a long way to go. the other big story, the white house appeared to change its tune when the president signed that bill to pay military death benefits last night. >> reporter: that's right. bill: what have you been able to nail down as to what the white house knew and when, ed? >> reporter: for two straight days in the briefing i asked jay carney when the president actually found out that this military death benefit would not be covered, and for two days he wouldn't say. so that's a big question mark. some officials have privately suggested to me that the president and his top aides knew several days ago, and that raises the question of why they didn't move quicker, and the other issue is jay carney suggested to me and others that the president wasn't going to sign this law because fisher house, the charity, had already stepped forward to pay, so this bill didn't need to be signed into law. >> it does mean we don't need legislation. and, again, we go from day-t
that's something the president, democrats like harry reid want to be part of this conversation. bill: inching. still got a long way to go. the other big story, the white house appeared to change its tune when the president signed that bill to pay military death benefits last night. >> reporter: that's right. bill: what have you been able to nail down as to what the white house knew and when, ed? >> reporter: for two straight days in the briefing i asked jay carney when the president...
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it wouldn't surprise me in the least if behind the scenes harry reid and barack obama are saying this is not about tomorrow or today and ending the shutdown. this is about 2014 and letting us have complete, uncontrolled, no opposition control for the last two years like we did the first two years. martha: this would be very problematic for republicans. >> well, sure. martha: republicans against any democratic candidate, they're losing. >> you know what is sad? i think harry reid and obama bum are looking at this from the standpoint of polls and politics as opposed to impact on the american people. i think they are inessentially making it as visible and painful as they can but at the same time, what they're not doing is understanding the economic consequences of having no government functioning, except essential services. short-term political gain at the expense of the american people, that is reprehensible. that is what we have right now. martha: i think people are not happy about it and they're ticked off, frankly. and we'll see what it means when the elections do roll around. thank
it wouldn't surprise me in the least if behind the scenes harry reid and barack obama are saying this is not about tomorrow or today and ending the shutdown. this is about 2014 and letting us have complete, uncontrolled, no opposition control for the last two years like we did the first two years. martha: this would be very problematic for republicans. >> well, sure. martha: republicans against any democratic candidate, they're losing. >> you know what is sad? i think harry reid and...
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harry reid with interesting comments moments ago on this. our panel is coming up. bill: check this out, is that a squirrel on tiger woods' neck, and will that make him a better golfer? martha: oh, my gosh. ♪ ♪ are you flo? yes. is this the thing you gave my husband? well, yeah, yes. the "name your price" tool. you tell us the price you want to pay, and we give you a range of options to choose from. careful, though -- that kind of power can go to your head. that explains a lot. yo, buddy! i got this. gimme one, gimme one, gimme one! the power of the "name your price" tool only from progressive. help the gulf when we made recover and learn the gulf, bp from what happened so we could be a better, safer energy company. i can tell you - safety is at the heart of everything we do. we've added cutting-edge technology, like a new deepwater well cap and a state-of-the-art monitoring center, whe experts watch over all drilling activity twenty-four-seven. and we're sharing what we've learned, so we can all produce energy more safely. our commitment has never been stronger
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here is john boehner and harry reid after last night's ditched meeting at white house. watch this. >> the president reiterated one more time tonight he will not negotiate. we've got divided government. democrats control the white house and the senate. republicans control the house. we sent four different proposals over to the democrat colleagues in the senate. they rejected all of them. we asked for a conference to sit down and try to resolve our differences. they don't, they will not negotiate. >> i said happy to work with you mr. speaker on a way out of this but we are where we are. we're through playing these little games on, it is all focused on obamacare. that is all it's about. bill: that from last night. now we move to today. doug mckelway live from the hill again leading our coverage from there. doug, at the moment is there a way out of this? >> reporter: bill, it is really hard to say. there is some speculation that there an escape route. it would come in the form of a grand bargain that would incorporate all the present crises from the continuing resolution, g
here is john boehner and harry reid after last night's ditched meeting at white house. watch this. >> the president reiterated one more time tonight he will not negotiate. we've got divided government. democrats control the white house and the senate. republicans control the house. we sent four different proposals over to the democrat colleagues in the senate. they rejected all of them. we asked for a conference to sit down and try to resolve our differences. they don't, they will not...
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senate majority leader harry reid said he is feeling better, like the law can be fixed after a lengthy phone conversation with the president and offered this preview of today's meeting. >> there are many questions about health care and i understand that and that's why tomorrow i'm having a full caucus. it is not a democrat policy communications meeting like we usually on thursday. it is a full caucus. white house is going to be there. a number of them. and to meet with my senators tomorrow. >> reporter: we've seen a numb of senate democrats to offer plans to get away out of obamacare crisis. the latest, senator jeanne shaheen, democrat of new hampshire, mark udall, democrat from colorado. they would allow legislation to allow consumers to stay on the current health care through the end of 2015 there are a variety of plans out there. senate democrats are saying to the white house, pick one we can use and go forward with. martha. martha: shaheen and udall under pressure at home. we're seeing a lot of that movement from the members of the house and senate. republicans are set to vote on t
senate majority leader harry reid said he is feeling better, like the law can be fixed after a lengthy phone conversation with the president and offered this preview of today's meeting. >> there are many questions about health care and i understand that and that's why tomorrow i'm having a full caucus. it is not a democrat policy communications meeting like we usually on thursday. it is a full caucus. white house is going to be there. a number of them. and to meet with my senators...
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i appreciate the senator naming his source, harry reid, unlike harry reid spreading rumors about one mitt romney. we'll take that as it goes. look, i think the democratic caucus is more than happy to do nothing when it suits their means. they like to talk about the immoveable gop while also taking an unprecedented four years off from writing a budget which of course is their lawful duty. i think there is not enough print sometimes dedicated to imnovemberable democrats when they're, when they happen to be doing nothing. maybe this will help that. bill: let me put a fine point what he said. jerry, you need to understand, referring to senator moran, we're not going to do anything until after the election. bob, why would that be? >> for a couple reasons. first of all, this was during the time of the budget control act where they set up the super-committee from which all things were going to spring. you couldn't move anything having to do with finances until that committee made a decision or didn't make a decision as it turns out. that's one. and two, in when you move up to election year,
i appreciate the senator naming his source, harry reid, unlike harry reid spreading rumors about one mitt romney. we'll take that as it goes. look, i think the democratic caucus is more than happy to do nothing when it suits their means. they like to talk about the immoveable gop while also taking an unprecedented four years off from writing a budget which of course is their lawful duty. i think there is not enough print sometimes dedicated to imnovemberable democrats when they're, when they...
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martha: this letter that was written to nancy pelosi and harry reid from an interesting source. it comes from the team sisters and other union --i it comes from the teamsters and other leaders. it says we are not getting something we were proimed. it under out to be something we dnld expect or sign on for. >> late last week the head of the teamsters, jim hoffa and the head of the hospitality deterrell and food and commercial workers. mostly people who work in grocery stores. sent a tough letter to pelosi and reid. they quoted the president, the president told us if we liked what we had we could keep it. they then detailed the how the affordable care act is making it impossible for them to keep their non-profit insurance in place and they don't get the subjects does and they are taxed $63 a month if they don't get the benefits of the affordable care act. their concern is this will make unionized workers less attractive. and it will be less attractive to hire unionized workers. they make a tough statement saying we provide the phones, the workers, the election he distance, we rais
martha: this letter that was written to nancy pelosi and harry reid from an interesting source. it comes from the team sisters and other union --i it comes from the teamsters and other leaders. it says we are not getting something we were proimed. it under out to be something we dnld expect or sign on for. >> late last week the head of the teamsters, jim hoffa and the head of the hospitality deterrell and food and commercial workers. mostly people who work in grocery stores. sent a tough...
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harry reid on the senate floor decided not to allow votes to do that. bill: we'll see whether or not they pick and choose real soon. senator kelly ayotte out of new hampshire has a big voice if this. we'll talk to her about the efforts to cut wasteful spending in programs she says should go. that is coming up shortly. martha: we have brand new fox polls out this morning about budget and taxes. look at numbers. people were asked what bugs you the most when paying your taxes? the list is so long. how could you think about what bothers you most. number one, 43% the way the government spends their money, 43% is what really bugs them the most. 38% goes to one of the president's biggest talking points during the campaign. people say they don't think some folks pay their fair share. goes on from there. the tax forms and amount you pay which is always bothersome. what do you think? bill: i think i need more options than just four there. the other thing that showed up in the fox polling how significant the debt was and how people are reflecting that. we'll talk
harry reid on the senate floor decided not to allow votes to do that. bill: we'll see whether or not they pick and choose real soon. senator kelly ayotte out of new hampshire has a big voice if this. we'll talk to her about the efforts to cut wasteful spending in programs she says should go. that is coming up shortly. martha: we have brand new fox polls out this morning about budget and taxes. look at numbers. people were asked what bugs you the most when paying your taxes? the list is so long....
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are you spried harry reid is a hypocrite? he's one of the most outstanding members of hypocrite when it comes to policy. he said everybody will be in exchange then he gives the top people around him a special benefit. if i worked for him in his office and was responsible for things to do with nevada, i would be jealous of the fact he has give' this special benefit for people who do the same kind of work but are in his leadership today. we know it doesn't sit well with the american people. here is a survey. should congressional staffers be forced to obtain their health insurance through the exchanges? 80% yes. i would like to know who the 16 per ar16per who say no. this is what calls people to look at congress and say this stinks. >> you say between -- numbers are between 5.4 and 6.2 million. those aren't people. those are policies. those are the policies and most policies coverage multiple people. we don't know how many people have lost their coverage. i wout twice. we are talking 11, 12, 14 million people have lost share cov
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you're asking about harry reid and what is he going to do about it. which leads a lot of people to think this is a deliberate decision to inflict pain and to hurt a certain section of washington. so that they will be embarrassed by it. and now folks like you that have given your life to the u.s. military, you're left to try and figure this out and it makes no sense. have you ever seen anything like this? the last shutdown 17 years ago, none of this stuff was even a possibility. that was bill clinton and newt gingrich making sure it would not happen. >> well that is because they were all-in working together even though they couldn't agree and there was a government shutdown, they were all in working through the consequences of that shutdown. and that's what we don't have here. and look at it right now. we have an impasse over something as emotional and disgraceful as this and we still can't get it solved. >> 425-0 in the house yesterday and that's where it sits. thank you general jack keane. good to have you, sir. >> always good talking to you, bill. b
you're asking about harry reid and what is he going to do about it. which leads a lot of people to think this is a deliberate decision to inflict pain and to hurt a certain section of washington. so that they will be embarrassed by it. and now folks like you that have given your life to the u.s. military, you're left to try and figure this out and it makes no sense. have you ever seen anything like this? the last shutdown 17 years ago, none of this stuff was even a possibility. that was bill...
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senate majority leader harry reid says he's thinking bin doresing the backed checks but he's not to too ke, n on a ban on assault weapons. martha: he suggested that might not good over too well with his constituents. thank you very much. >> more on that now. republicans not the only ones questioning gun control measures. even the senate's top democrat is not sold on the idea. senate majority leader harry reid says he's willing to push for mow extensive background checks but he's not sure if he'll actually vote to bana salt weapons and high capacity a ammunition magazines, take a listen. >> i didn't volt for the assault weapons last night because it didn't make sense. i'll take a look eight. we need to take a look at federal trafficking. i think that everyone acknowledges we should do background checks. >> reareid must strike a delicate balance while following the president's lead without alienating nevada's balance. >> a navy seal was gunned down thousands of miles from any battlefield. chris kyle and a friend were shot and killed at a gun range in texas over the weekend. he served four
senate majority leader harry reid says he's thinking bin doresing the backed checks but he's not to too ke, n on a ban on assault weapons. martha: he suggested that might not good over too well with his constituents. thank you very much. >> more on that now. republicans not the only ones questioning gun control measures. even the senate's top democrat is not sold on the idea. senate majority leader harry reid says he's willing to push for mow extensive background checks but he's not sure...
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martha: all right, we're just getting word harry reid has been hospitalized. we're working on the details of this and we're going to get you more information as we get it but harry reid, the senate majority leader is said to be feeling better after being hospitalized earlier today. they have conducted tests apparently. they said everything is normal. the doctors asked he remain in the hospital for observation. he will not be working today. that is the latest news that we've got on the condition of the senate majority leader a few days before christmas. bill: stay on top of that. >>> meantime a brand new report now shedding new light on the culture inside the secret service in the wake of last year's bombshell prostitution scandal. our senior white house foreign affairs correspondent wendell goler on the north lawn there. wendell, what did this report reveal? >> reporter: well, bill, a source says the inspector general's report reviewed five years of internal investigations and interviewed hundreds of secret service personnel. found no evidence of widespread mi
martha: all right, we're just getting word harry reid has been hospitalized. we're working on the details of this and we're going to get you more information as we get it but harry reid, the senate majority leader is said to be feeling better after being hospitalized earlier today. they have conducted tests apparently. they said everything is normal. the doctors asked he remain in the hospital for observation. he will not be working today. that is the latest news that we've got on the condition...
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harry reid basically went awol over the weekend. he is presiding over the senate that killed every single piece of legislation it received from the house. which is why we have government en1342 days without the senate passing a budget. you have dysfunctional leadership in the senate. i do think we actually got something now that the house can consider and it could be viewed as positive depending where you sit. heather: have a feeling it will be another long day. we left out the most important element. that would be the american people. yet to be determined if they are winners or losers in this. thank you so much for joining us. >> heap knew year. heather: yes, you too. rick: poor, leon lett i bet he thought people forgetten about that. of course tony reminded everybody. colorado seeing a definite in snow despite the recent storms. they are still below average. is there anymore in the forecast? skiers want to know. meteorologist janice dean in the fox extreme weather center. hi, janice. >> happy new year to you. rick: happy new year.
harry reid basically went awol over the weekend. he is presiding over the senate that killed every single piece of legislation it received from the house. which is why we have government en1342 days without the senate passing a budget. you have dysfunctional leadership in the senate. i do think we actually got something now that the house can consider and it could be viewed as positive depending where you sit. heather: have a feeling it will be another long day. we left out the most important...
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remember harry reid talking about mitt romney's tax returns. how the irs leaked information about who, who was making donations to an antigay marriage operation campaign? chuck grassley talking about, pro-life groups being told they have to give up protesting at abortion centers? there is real pattern here. there is a culture at the irs, whether driven bit irs treasury union or driven by politics, from above, but there's a real culture at the irs says certain people with certain views deserve to be singled out and targeted. that is incredibly damning and disturbing. martha: it is troublesome to be sure and we know from polls this is the most troublesome of all of the issues out there. that's what people are saying when they're asked this question. we'll keep pursuing it. we'll see where we go. jonah, thank you. >> thanks for having me. martha: okay. bill: 41 minutes now before the hour. there is new fallout now for the massachusetts police sergeant who went public with his pictures of the accused boston bomber. sergeant sean murphy, now on rest
remember harry reid talking about mitt romney's tax returns. how the irs leaked information about who, who was making donations to an antigay marriage operation campaign? chuck grassley talking about, pro-life groups being told they have to give up protesting at abortion centers? there is real pattern here. there is a culture at the irs, whether driven bit irs treasury union or driven by politics, from above, but there's a real culture at the irs says certain people with certain views deserve...
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bill: it appeared a week ago, harry reid wasn't quite sure he didn't want to put his senate democrats on the record votings on this, given 20 are up for re-election in the year 2014. it will be interesting to watch that. what are leading republicans saying before this hearing gets underway? >> well, bill we heard from some leading republicans essentially saying, more gun laws don't necessarily make people safer. look at chicago. tough gun laws there, among the highest murder rates in the country. so they're saying enforcement of existing law would certainly help. here is more from the senate republican leader who is taking a wait-and-see approach. >> it will be up to him to determine whether we see that issue on the floor, up to the judiciary committee to determine whether or not we have hearings and go forward. i'm among those who would be happy to take a look whatever the majority decides to advance on that subject. >> reporter: essentially mcconnell is waiting to see what senator reid brings to the floor and we'll make a determination from there. i should note, a couple of republic
bill: it appeared a week ago, harry reid wasn't quite sure he didn't want to put his senate democrats on the record votings on this, given 20 are up for re-election in the year 2014. it will be interesting to watch that. what are leading republicans saying before this hearing gets underway? >> well, bill we heard from some leading republicans essentially saying, more gun laws don't necessarily make people safer. look at chicago. tough gun laws there, among the highest murder rates in the...
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there is only one position that the president has and harry reid and it is their way, 100%. don't forget, martha, president obama on his own has changed obamacare against the constitution. he has changed it 19 different times. and so he thinks that we're just supposed to fund whatever it is he comes up with. it doesn't work that way. this president can't get the idea that everything has to be only his way. we have elections certificates too and what we're trying to do is get the best possible deal for the american people. it is not about president obama. it is about the people that we serve. that's why we're here. martha: congresswoman, thank you for being here. we'll be watching today. we'll see if you get the parks open and some of the other things on your list, trying to put it through on a majority-only vote in the house today so lots to watch. thank you very much. we'll see you next hour. bill: weill see if veterans next hour from kansas get access to the memorial. 95 years young, in a wheelchair. what a life you have lived. >>> tom hanks is set to play him on screen, b
there is only one position that the president has and harry reid and it is their way, 100%. don't forget, martha, president obama on his own has changed obamacare against the constitution. he has changed it 19 different times. and so he thinks that we're just supposed to fund whatever it is he comes up with. it doesn't work that way. this president can't get the idea that everything has to be only his way. we have elections certificates too and what we're trying to do is get the best possible...
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bill: we'l see what harry reid does. he says he is cautious putting his own members of the senate on record here. >> right. bill: you have said, you are writing about this, you said you think this is the dumbest legislation you've seen? how so? >> in the legislation the criteria irrelevant. this bans so-called military assault weapons. take a look at the definition of that. these are weapons with barrel shrouds which prevent you from burning your hand on the barrel or flash suppressors. nothing that have to do with the operation of a weapon. we heard lecturing of democrats along the lines you don't need these weapons to protect yourself. really? if that is the case i wonder if senator feinstein and members the administration would apply the same firearm restrictions to their own bodyguards? the answer is, of course not. they value their own lives. they understand, they want to be protected. they will continue to be protected. but the rest of us will have our right to self-defense, which is basic of all right. if you don'
bill: we'l see what harry reid does. he says he is cautious putting his own members of the senate on record here. >> right. bill: you have said, you are writing about this, you said you think this is the dumbest legislation you've seen? how so? >> in the legislation the criteria irrelevant. this bans so-called military assault weapons. take a look at the definition of that. these are weapons with barrel shrouds which prevent you from burning your hand on the barrel or flash...
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i have not heard from harry reid's office. i guess we should, right, to say it's either true or not true. >> yeah i would expect harry reid's office to have to come out at some point and issue some kind of a denial or at least try to put this in context. what i've heard from the republican side is in effect, democrat staff approached our staff, leadership staff on the republican side and said, hey, we need to figure out a way to exempt congress because if we don't exempt congress you'll have a lot of low paid staffers who are not able to afford the $7,000 in premiums that they would have to pay and that would be bad. i think the dig -- bill: sorry the reason why that's that is important, steve is they believe their staffers wouldn't want to work there because they could not afford it right. it was a talent drain or a brain drain, continue. >> exactly. which would in effect mirror the complaints we're hearing from so many businesses around the country. congress wants to exempt itself or some in congress want to exempt itself so
i have not heard from harry reid's office. i guess we should, right, to say it's either true or not true. >> yeah i would expect harry reid's office to have to come out at some point and issue some kind of a denial or at least try to put this in context. what i've heard from the republican side is in effect, democrat staff approached our staff, leadership staff on the republican side and said, hey, we need to figure out a way to exempt congress because if we don't exempt congress you'll...
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harry reid spoke moments ago. let's take a look at what he had to say. >> as things now stand we are in the midst as i indicated of a filibuster to even try to get on the bill. if we get on the bill tomorrow morning and there are 30 hours waiting around staring at each other, and i just alert everyone, we have our easter recess coming a week from friday, and we are not going to be able to do that. martha: gosh, right, listen to that. do they ever get anything done, they've been waiting for this budget from the senate for how many years and now we are being told they'll just be staring at each other for 30 hours, says harry reid. we'll keep an eye on it. that is the doings on capitol hill. bill: house republicans unveiling their plan. congressman paul ryan argues his idea will balance the budget and pay down our debt without raising taxes. his plan would balance the budget he says within ten years, by 2023 cutting spending by $4.6 trillion with no tax increase. the plan would also p repeal obama care. that is the l
harry reid spoke moments ago. let's take a look at what he had to say. >> as things now stand we are in the midst as i indicated of a filibuster to even try to get on the bill. if we get on the bill tomorrow morning and there are 30 hours waiting around staring at each other, and i just alert everyone, we have our easter recess coming a week from friday, and we are not going to be able to do that. martha: gosh, right, listen to that. do they ever get anything done, they've been waiting...
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bill: well, harry reid allow a vote on this measure? >> he resisted it in every way he can for four weeks but there are a lot of tools available to any single member of of the senate. i'm going to use everyone to demand a vote. bill: let me remind our viewers about all the exchange waivers and, i mean, this is list we have right now. medicare cuts delayed. employer mandate deplayed. verification delayed. out-of-pocket cash delayed. got waivers for businesses and you've got congress with the waiver regarding subsidies. >> there is one group that gets no help, no exemption, no waiver, no special subsy did i and that's average, middle class americans. bill: senator, thank you. we're going to talk to you again in the new year. >> absolutely. bill: if it comes back we'll track this and see if indeed it does. thank you for your time today. david vitter on the hill. heather. heather: we're not done. terrifying moments on board a packed airplane. passengers looking out the window and seeing the plane's engine on fire! can you imagine? we have v
bill: well, harry reid allow a vote on this measure? >> he resisted it in every way he can for four weeks but there are a lot of tools available to any single member of of the senate. i'm going to use everyone to demand a vote. bill: let me remind our viewers about all the exchange waivers and, i mean, this is list we have right now. medicare cuts delayed. employer mandate deplayed. verification delayed. out-of-pocket cash delayed. got waivers for businesses and you've got congress with...
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john bolton says he doesn't think harry reid will bring it to the floor of the the senate. do you think he is right? >> i do think so. there is going to be pressure not to be forward on this. i am not questioning the motivms of the senators, but if harry reid doesn't want to move, he is not going to move. make it is national issue so the people know what is at stake. >> is the bill better than we think? the only deal we could get? what did you believe? >> no, i don't think it is better than it looks. i think it is worse. i think the president is being honest. i think he believes in dialogue and his apology tour of 2009 where he went to the middle east and implied american's actions are the reason for what they do. he thinks if we become away we can all love each other. it is going to be damaging to the united states. we cannot allow it to go on. >> thank you for your time. >> well a top republican senator is now claiming that big unions are catching a bigger break under obamacare. is this another example of capit capitalism at the white house? >> and there is a mess in the
john bolton says he doesn't think harry reid will bring it to the floor of the the senate. do you think he is right? >> i do think so. there is going to be pressure not to be forward on this. i am not questioning the motivms of the senators, but if harry reid doesn't want to move, he is not going to move. make it is national issue so the people know what is at stake. >> is the bill better than we think? the only deal we could get? what did you believe? >> no, i don't think it...
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bill: harry reid is talking about this potentially on the floor of the senate. if there is news we'll bring it to our viewers. graham says the debate is not over, it has not been serious. what gives? >> reporter: a couple of things, one is confirmation hearings matter. this was not a good showing for chuck hagel in this confirmation hearing and despite the fact that you have other controversial cabinet nominees who have potentially bumpy confirmation hearings hagel's did not go well, and even folks on the democratic side will acknowledge that, and that has made it even more difficult. then you have the additional problem, from his supporters' point of view, that there are calls for speeches that did not come out for the committee that hagel gave and they never received, and now you have one speech, for example, that a group says that they can get to the committee by friday. its already out of committee, but -- so now it's on the house floor. this vote happens, they need 60 votes. democrats have a 55-45 vote margin, they need five republicans. you have two republ
bill: harry reid is talking about this potentially on the floor of the senate. if there is news we'll bring it to our viewers. graham says the debate is not over, it has not been serious. what gives? >> reporter: a couple of things, one is confirmation hearings matter. this was not a good showing for chuck hagel in this confirmation hearing and despite the fact that you have other controversial cabinet nominees who have potentially bumpy confirmation hearings hagel's did not go well, and...
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i sent a letter to harry reid to go forward with that. he was getting ready to go forward with that before this deal got hatched by the administration. when you go into negotiation you need all the leverage you can get to play your best hand at the table. i'm concerned what's goingcome . bill: lake what? >> the idea that iran is negotiating in good faith. they have called for the destruction of israel and the united states. nothing good can come out of it. i don't think he's doing the right thing which allowing them to continue their enrichment process. the president of iran himself said the centrifuges will never stop spinning. bill: the enriched uranium outside of iran. that's ship sailed years ago. it's clear the administration is not changing its opinion. is congress? >> if harry reid would take up our sanctions bill it would be a powerful leverage tool. the idea will continue to let them spin and enrich our rainup and go forward when other partners in the middle east have been denied that right. who is to say saudi arabia and turkey
i sent a letter to harry reid to go forward with that. he was getting ready to go forward with that before this deal got hatched by the administration. when you go into negotiation you need all the leverage you can get to play your best hand at the table. i'm concerned what's goingcome . bill: lake what? >> the idea that iran is negotiating in good faith. they have called for the destruction of israel and the united states. nothing good can come out of it. i don't think he's doing the...
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. >> it sounds like harry reid is trying to change the subject. if i had been taking all the incoming fire over obamacare i would try to change the subject, too. bill: you go so far as to say this is a turning points in american government. explain. >> this is much more than an effort to change the subject. for our entire you history the senate has been the place that protected the rights of political minorities. it required a super majority vote to pass controversial legislation. what happened was democrats used a very obscure rule to blow that. they completely blew it up. it affects only for the moment nominations, executive nominations by the president and nominations for the courts. but everybody who is involved with it says it is at one point some day going to apply to legislation, too. the senate will come like the house a place where you can run anything through with just a simple majority vote. bill: we have another delay that we'll get to in a moment. you write the report out, this was supported by democratic senators who never served in
. >> it sounds like harry reid is trying to change the subject. if i had been taking all the incoming fire over obamacare i would try to change the subject, too. bill: you go so far as to say this is a turning points in american government. explain. >> this is much more than an effort to change the subject. for our entire you history the senate has been the place that protected the rights of political minorities. it required a super majority vote to pass controversial legislation....
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. >> any vote to allow harry reid to add funding for obama-care with a 51 vote, i think republicans are stand side by side with speaker boehner and the american people stopping obama-care. bill: key republicans in the senate don't appear to be jumping on the bandwagon. back home in austin, carl, good morning to you. cruz thinks he can pick off one politician at a time here. and he' he'sned to $stay on that track. can he ultimate hi do that? >> this has an an ad hoc process. july 9 senator mike lee says we need to pass a continuing resolution to fund the government but that removes the funning for obama-care. he did this as i understand it without having ever broached the subject at the regular thursday meeting of republican senators. they have a lunch every thursday. if you want to convince your colleagues to come with you that's where you do it. that didn't happen. people said wait a minute the continuing resolution on affects discretionary spending and 89% of the funding for obama-care is mandatory. so senator lee and cruz said we'll defund the mandatory part of it. bill: this stuff t
. >> any vote to allow harry reid to add funding for obama-care with a 51 vote, i think republicans are stand side by side with speaker boehner and the american people stopping obama-care. bill: key republicans in the senate don't appear to be jumping on the bandwagon. back home in austin, carl, good morning to you. cruz thinks he can pick off one politician at a time here. and he' he'sned to $stay on that track. can he ultimate hi do that? >> this has an an ad hoc process. july 9...
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i know you believe that but with a democrat in the white house and harry reid with the majority in the senate, what can you do? >> well everybody, understands that we'll not be able to repeal this law until 2017. we have to win the senate and win the white house. right now it is clear that this bill is not ready for prime time. it is clear the bill is infair. president given a waiver to employers. why can't we give a waiver to individual people across america? why can't we give a waiver so religious employers don't have to violate their principles and values in implementing obamacare? why are members of congress exempt from this but the american people aren't? the question the house has been asking why can't we have a defund of this bill for a year? why can't we delay the bill for a year and let the administration get its act together in terms of implementation and let the american people actually consider implications. nancy pelosi we had to pass the bill in order to find out what is in it. we found out what is it in. we the opportunity or obligation to decide whether we want to go fo
i know you believe that but with a democrat in the white house and harry reid with the majority in the senate, what can you do? >> well everybody, understands that we'll not be able to repeal this law until 2017. we have to win the senate and win the white house. right now it is clear that this bill is not ready for prime time. it is clear the bill is infair. president given a waiver to employers. why can't we give a waiver to individual people across america? why can't we give a waiver...
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what remains to be seen is whether the leader there, harry reid, allows a vote on the house floor. if it comes up for a vote -- bill: he appears a little squishy right now. yes or no, does he do it? >> we don't know yet. that's why i think the hearing today is going to help. i think will help build pressure. bill: we'll watch from here. thank you, ed royce, see you at 1:00 with the hearing on iran with john kerry. martha: as the song goes, let it know, let it snow. that is what it is doing. commuters can expect a rough ride in parts of the northeast. maria molina will join us to tell us what we're in for. bill: a busy day. president obama said if you like your health care plan. that was not true. he said if you like your doctor, you can keep your doctor. that isn't true either. what about your prescription medication? new details that show you may get to keep those either. >> this could cost patients with special condition, patients with special drugs, a lot of money, literally tens of thousands of dollars a year. bill: the people of the families of sandy hook and newtown, connecti
what remains to be seen is whether the leader there, harry reid, allows a vote on the house floor. if it comes up for a vote -- bill: he appears a little squishy right now. yes or no, does he do it? >> we don't know yet. that's why i think the hearing today is going to help. i think will help build pressure. bill: we'll watch from here. thank you, ed royce, see you at 1:00 with the hearing on iran with john kerry. martha: as the song goes, let it know, let it snow. that is what it is...
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harry reid has it done one in three years. do a budget and we'll give you a menu of spending reductions you can put in place. you choose, mr. president. some are ones that you suggested. some came from simpson-bowles commission. you tell us where you think you can cut spending but we're not going to give you more borrowing authority so you can continue to spend. we'll have to have a solution, not a deal. solve this problem by reducing spending. bill: do you think that you can get this solution with this white house, with this president and democrats this in the senate? >> i think you can. you will see republicans in this new congress united saying look, time to stop the deals. deals always benefit washington. it is interesting, seven of the wealthiest 10 counties in the country are in the washington, d.c. area. when they put these deals together it benefits folks around the nation's capitol. it hurts taxpayers and small business owners. time to forget the deal. work a solution. put this country on a path that is actually fisca
harry reid has it done one in three years. do a budget and we'll give you a menu of spending reductions you can put in place. you choose, mr. president. some are ones that you suggested. some came from simpson-bowles commission. you tell us where you think you can cut spending but we're not going to give you more borrowing authority so you can continue to spend. we'll have to have a solution, not a deal. solve this problem by reducing spending. bill: do you think that you can get this solution...
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harry reid did not call for a vote because it couldn't get you there the senate. so now, there is going to be a question of whether, how much power obama has to put out these policies, but through a different way, through epa, instead of through the congress. bill: these gas prices, they have gone up and they have not come down. look what they are paying in california, all across-country for that matter. national gas average of $3.64, for the cheap stuff. apparently there was meeting at white house a week ago. folks all across the industry talk about this. what i'm reading carmakers are okay with this. volkswagen, chrysler, toyota. does that make sense? >> you know, i don't know what to make of that, bill just because when you get to the white house, obviously that is powerful meeting. just like, on health care, is that industry groups went into the white house and they decided to strike some deals because, well, let's take some deal as opposed to a deal that would could be worse. we don't know what the regulations are out but they're not out yet. we'll see. i fin
harry reid did not call for a vote because it couldn't get you there the senate. so now, there is going to be a question of whether, how much power obama has to put out these policies, but through a different way, through epa, instead of through the congress. bill: these gas prices, they have gone up and they have not come down. look what they are paying in california, all across-country for that matter. national gas average of $3.64, for the cheap stuff. apparently there was meeting at white...
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republicans are clearly angry after senate majority leader harry reid changed the rules on what it takes to confirm presidential nominees. without a deal they will finish up this list of ten presidential nominees sometime late night tomorrow night. early this morning senator reid talked about what's left to be done. >> the senate's already received the budget bill from the house, we expect momentarily to receive the defense bill from the house. so i would like the senate to process these important bills as quickly as possible. so i plan to proceed to these bills as soon as we can. and that would be as soon as we handle the pending nominations that are now before this body. >> reporter: republican senators are talking about their anger about the senate process, they're also talking about their frustration trying to sign up for obamacare, bill. bill: you know, mike, the republican who cut the deal seemed to address critics in his own party. what did he say? >> reporter: he sure did. republican paul ryan, the house budget chairman, said to his colleagues who don't like the deal that he nego
republicans are clearly angry after senate majority leader harry reid changed the rules on what it takes to confirm presidential nominees. without a deal they will finish up this list of ten presidential nominees sometime late night tomorrow night. early this morning senator reid talked about what's left to be done. >> the senate's already received the budget bill from the house, we expect momentarily to receive the defense bill from the house. so i would like the senate to process these...
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senate majority leader harry reid is calling for a trillion dollars in new tax revenue. the powerful democrat any attempt to reform the u.s. tax code must raise close to one trillion dollars or forget it. stuart varney joins me now, host of "varney & company" on the fox business network. stuart, what is this all about? >> this is senator hairharry reid who flat-out rejected the idea of tax reform, which is lower tax rates, fewer tax deduction and come out firmly in favor of a trillion dollars worth of tax increases. and, martha, senator reid is angry. he has flat out refused to a read a letter on tax reform sent by democrat senator max baucus. won't even read the letter and flat-out rejected negotiations going on between dave camp in the house and max baucus in the senate about tax reform. no tax reform as we know it. yes, to a trillion dollars worth of tax increases. senator reid is doing the president's bidding, continuing a policy of raising taxes, spreading the wealth. that's what's happening. martha: it is hard to sort of figure out why, right? why, why is it in har
senate majority leader harry reid is calling for a trillion dollars in new tax revenue. the powerful democrat any attempt to reform the u.s. tax code must raise close to one trillion dollars or forget it. stuart varney joins me now, host of "varney & company" on the fox business network. stuart, what is this all about? >> this is senator hairharry reid who flat-out rejected the idea of tax reform, which is lower tax rates, fewer tax deduction and come out firmly in favor of...